PASSED

The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code to update rules for unsafe buildings and equipment, rooming houses, permits used to address imminently dangerous conditions, and electrical outlets in bathrooms. It affects property owners, rooming house operators, permit applicants, and occupants by setting related licensing, repair, work-schedule, safety, and electrical requirements.

Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "PM" (The Property Maintenance Code), to incorporate certain International Code Council model code provisions related to unsafe structures and equipment; revise the definition of rooming house; amend requirements regarding permits for the abatement of imminently dangerous buildings; amend requirements for electrical receptacles in bathrooms; and make technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.